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July 24, 2026 - And yes, amazingly enough, Germany declared war on Russia, effectively catapulting the First World War into motion, on the 9th of Av, Tisha b'Av. The Jews were expelled from England in 1290 CE on, you guessed it, Tisha b'Av ยท What do you make ...
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Tisha B'Av (Hebrew: ืชึดึผืฉึฐืืขึธื” ื‘ึฐึผืึธื‘, romanized: Tiลกสฟฤ bษ™สพฤ€แธ‡, lit. 'Ninth of Av') is an annual ta'anit (fast day) in Rabbinic Judaism. (Karaite Judaism fasts on the 7th and 10th of Av.) The โ€ฆ Wikipedia
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Official name Hebrew: ืชืฉืขื” ื‘ืื‘
English: Ninth of Av
Type Jewish religious and national
Significance Mourning the destruction of the ancient Temples and Jerusalem, and other major calamities which have befallen the Jewish people.
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Official name Hebrew: ืชืฉืขื” ื‘ืื‘
English: Ninth of Av
Type Jewish religious and national
Significance Mourning the destruction of the ancient Temples and Jerusalem, and other major calamities which have befallen the Jewish people.
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Tisha B'Av - Wikipedia
2 weeks ago - Over time, Tisha b'Av has evolved into a Jewish day of mourning, not only for these events, but also for subsequent tragedies that occurred on or near the 9th of Av. References to some of these events appear in liturgy composed for Tisha b'Av (see below).
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Tisha b'Av Megathread
Not sure if I will go to shul for Tisha b'Av this year. Also not sure if I want to go to shul for Yom Kippur either. Don't get me wrong, I usually try to make it to shul twice a month, and that's good enough for me, but I have a weird relationship with fasting and long services. Yom Kippur can be nice, but it can be long too. I don't mind the fasting, but fasting and long prayer just turn me off. Honestly, I just want a nice quiet Tisha b'Av at home, daven at home, and I would feel a bit less "heavy" mentally than going to shul. I used to fast until halakhic noon, until one of our rabbis mentioned how this holiday is 25 hours of fasting, like Yom Kippur, so I will do a full fast. Wish me luck! ๐Ÿ˜… More on reddit.com
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In exactly a week, Jews around the world will observe Tish'a B'av. Here's what you should know.
Good thread, also worth mentioning that the assassination of Franz Ferdinand (effectively starting WWI, ultimately leading to WWII) was also on Tisha Bโ€™av. More on reddit.com
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What historical events are commemorated on Tisha bโ€™Av?
Tisha bโ€™Av commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples, the decree in Numbers in the Hebrew Bible that the Jews would wander for 40 years in the wilderness, the fall of Bethar in the Bar Kokhba Revolt, and the establishment of a Roman temple in Jerusalem. Later events associated with the holiday include the expulsion of the Jews from England and Spain and occurrences related to the Holocaust.
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What are the observances during Tisha bโ€™Av?
During Tisha bโ€™Av observant Jews fast for 24 hours and abstain from washing themselves, doing laundry or buying new clothes, wearing leather, and engaging in sexual relations. The day includes chanting Lamentations, reciting dirges, and visiting cemeteries. Reform Jews typically do not observe the holiday, because of their movementโ€™s emphasis on ethics and the present day in the Jewish Diaspora over historical tragedies and the traditions of the Temple of Jerusalem.
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What is Tisha bโ€™Av?
Tisha bโ€™Av is a traditional day of mourning in Judaism that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples and other disastrous events that befell the Jews. It is considered the saddest day in the Jewish year.
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August 1, 2026 - Tisha bโ€™Av is a traditional day ... The holiday commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples of Jerusalem as well as many other calamities in the history of the Jews and Judaism....
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The Ninth of Av
The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 C.E., on the 10th of Av, according to the historian Josephus (Wars, 6:249โ€“50). This day is still observed as a day of mourning by the Karaites.
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What Happened on the Ninth of Av? - ICEJ Reports - ICEJ USA Branch
August 15, 2024 - Itโ€™s traditional to sit on low stools and read the book of Lamentations, which recounts just one of those terrible Ninth of Avs 2,000 years ago when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC:
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Jewish Holidays: Tisha B'Av
Tisha Bโ€™Av primarily commemorates the destruction of the first and second Temples, both of which were destroyed on the ninth of Av (the first by the Babylonians in 423 B.C.E.; the second by the Romans in 69 C.E.).
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WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE: Tisha Bโ€™Av, The 9th of Av
What is the saddest day in Jewish History? The most solemn day on the Jewish calendar is Tisha Bโ€™Avโ€”the ninth day of Av. It is a time for mourning as a community. On (or around) this day throughout history, many calamities have befallen the Jewish people. Consider some of these dark episodes...
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July 13, 2020 - THE 9TH OF AV: A TIME TO MOURN?... A TIME TO BUILD! THE HOLY TEMPLE: Its Destruction and Subsequent Attempts to Rebuild It, 70 CE - Today ยท The history of the Jewish experience since the Holy Temple was destroyed nearly 2000 years ago at the hands of foreign invaders, is known as the exile.
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History of Events on Tisha B'Av by Rabbi Mordechai Becher
A brief listing of infamous events that took place on Tisha B'Av throughout history.
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June 29, 2004 - The Bar Kochba revolt against the Romans in 133 CE ended in defeat: The Jews of Betar were butchered on the 9th of Av and the Temple Mount was plowed one year later on the same date.
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The date is associated with the destruction of the First and Second Temples, in 586 B.C.E. and 70 C.E., respectively. In addition to those events, a series of subsequent, tragic episodes in Jewish history at various times and places is also recalled on the 9th of Av.
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Several events are listed in chapter 13 of Megilat Ta'anit:

  • The Jews in the wilderness were decreed to die in the wilderness and not enter Israel.
  • The First Temple was destroyed.
  • The Second Temple was destroyed.
  • The city of Beitar was conquered.
  • The City was razed.

ื‘ืชืฉืขื” ื‘ืื‘ ื ื’ื–ืจ ืขืœ ืื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ืฉืœื ื™ื›ื ืกื• ืœืืจืฅ ื•ื—ืจื‘ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื•ื‘ืฉื ื™ื” ื ืœื›ื“ื” ื‘ื™ืชืจ ื•ื ื—ืจืฉื” ื”ืขื™ืจ

The fifth event lacks details. The parallel account in the Mishnah (Ta'anis 26b) is also vague on this fifth event. Rambam, however, provides us with some details:

Hilchos Ta'aniyos 5:3

ื•ืชืฉืขื” ื‘ืื‘ ื—ืžืฉื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืื™ืจืขื• ื‘ื• ื ื’ื–ืจ ืขืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื ื™ื›ื ืกื• ืœืืจืฅ ื•ื—ืจื‘ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื•ื‘ืฉื ื™ื™ื” ื•ื ืœื›ื“ื” ืขื™ืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื•ื‘ื™ืชืจ ืฉืžื” ื•ื”ื™ื• ื‘ื” ืืœืคื™ื ื•ืจื‘ื‘ื•ืช ืžื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื ืžืœืš ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื•ื“ืžื• ื›ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ื”ื—ื›ืžื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืœืš ื”ืžืฉื™ื— ื•ื ืคืœ ื‘ื™ื“ ื”ืจื•ืžื™ื™ื ื•ื ื”ืจื’ื• ื›ื•ืœื ื•ื”ื™ืชื” ืฆืจื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื›ืžื• ื—ื•ืจื‘ืŸ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืงื“ืฉ ื•ื‘ื• ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœืคื•ืจืขื ื•ืช ื—ืจืฉ ื˜ื•ืจื ื•ืกืจื•ืคื•ืก ื”ืจืฉืข ืืช ื”ื”ื™ื›ืœ ื•ืืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™ื• ืœืงื™ื™ื ืžื” ืฉื ืืžืจ ืฆื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื“ื” ืชื—ืจืฉ

On the Ninth of Av, five tragedies occurred:

It was decreed that the Jews in the desert would not enter Eretz Yisrael;

The First and the Second Temples were destroyed;

A large city named Betar was captured. Thousands and myriads of Jews inhabited it. They were ruled by a great king whom the entire Jewish people and the leading Sages considered to be the Messianic king. The city fell to the Romans and they were all slain, causing a national catastrophe equivalent to that of the Temple's destruction.

On that day designated for retribution, the wicked Tineius Rufus plowed the site of the Temple and its surroundings, thereby fulfilling the prophecy [Micah 3:12], "Zion will be plowed like a field." (Chabad.org)

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Here are additional events to the ones already noted in other answers

  • Expulsion from England (1290): The Jews of England were expelled by King Edward I (chabad.org)

  • French expulsion (1306): The Jews were expelled from France (from here)

  • Spanish Expulsion (1492): The Jews of Spain were expelled by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella on the 9th of Av of 1492, terminating many centuries of flourishing Jewish life in that country. (see here #6)

  • Start of the first World War (1914): The German army started to march east (a war never starts on one specific day, see Wikipedia for chronology in first days of August, 9Av 1914 was August 1)

  • Opening of the Treblinka concentration camp (1942) (from here)

  • Mass deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto (1942) (from here)

  • Deadly bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina which killed 86 people and wounded some 300 others (from here)

  • Disengagement from Gaza (2005) (from here)

Wikipedia here has more references for these events.

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11 Tisha B'Av Calamities - Jew in the City
July 30, 2025 - It is also the day that we mourn other tragedies that have befallen us before and since. What happened on this day in Jewish History that was so bad that we have to remember it forever? Here are 11 awful things that happened to the Jewish People on the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av โ€“ Tisha bโ€™Av.
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February 13, 2026 - The Talmud notes that the Temple began to burn on the 9th of Av and the flames continued into the following day, which is why some extend mourning practices until midday on the 10th of Av.
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June 29, 2026 - The following year on 9th Av, the Romans ploughed the site of the temple area, putting salt there so nothing could grow on it ยท The First Crusade officially commenced on Av 9, 4856 according to the Jewish calendar (August 15, 1096 in the Gregorian ...
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7 tragedies that befell the Jewish people on Tisha Beโ€™Av | The Jerusalem Post
August 10, 2019 - The Jerusalem Post looked at some of the most significant events in Jewish history that fell on the 9th of the Hebrew month of Av, a day of mourning.
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July 23, 2026 - From the beginning of a 40-year ... remembered for the destruction of the First and the Second Temples. The First Temple was destroyed by the Babylonians on the 9th of Av in 586 B.C....